Match-book package and packaging



' May-2, 1933.

y A. H. RosENBERG Filed Dec. 5, 1931 TTOE/L/Y of the packagelmay KK l f Width of abook, thus `providing a neat and attractive package from Awhlch c a 'book may 'My invention 'has Y in a match-book packagegof they T tray-contents in Patented May'pZ, 19'33" Ufff-V l UNITED "s-'lizxrE1s' Vor-fFIcr;s

' ADOLRH II. ROSENBERG, or ls'r.- LOUIS; MISSOURI,` AssIGNORf-'ro YUNIvRRsAI.'MATCH i CORPORATION, OF s'r.` `LOUIS, MISSOURI;V A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE; f

IIIA'rOII-Boox `PACKAGEy PACKAGING y Application ined nece'miier 5,1931.

This invention relates to book-matches,A and, more particularly, to a-certain new and kuseful improvement in match-book packages y and packaging.' f y l y. 5- My inventionhas'forv an object the provi-A sionof a uniquey match-book package comprisingatrayor'ho1der of `relatively greater lengthfthan width and infwhich the match` booksare upendedjand arranged for attrac-V 10 tively exposingthe covers ofthe booksat the lon sides of the package.' 'p r ly nventionha's for .another Object' the provision, invr a match-book 4package ofthe kind `described,of :a tray or carrier contain- 15 ing match-books arranged in transversek and having side walls both for concealrows ing the strikesfof the. booksf along the s ides of the package and` forlongitudinally `aligningthe transverse rowsofbooks'1nv the pack#` MyinventionX has for still another obj'ect the provision Sofia match-bookpackage having the lhooks upstandingly adjacent ltransverse rows, l

be made less than the be removed without'seriousljy disturbing the remainder of thepackage. 1 f f vfor -al further obj ectv the provision, l i l p v y character described, Ofa wrapper for enclosing the tray and its-contained match-books 4 for maintaining the ysanne in orderly arrange-V ment in the tray, the wrapper .beingy preferablyfof transparent Vmaterial for exposmg the tray contents,` moisture-proof qualities condition. My invention has for astill further object the provision, 1n a match-book package of -the character set forth, of a tray for `confining 45 the books inpacke'd relation, the tray-bottom having finger-aperturesfor'dislodging in-l j side books fromthe tray interior.

`And with the above and otherobjects in view, my invention resides in thenovel fea l tures of form, construction, arrangement, and" wrapperbeing omitted. Y

ndetail and by-ref-r Y arranged in sidewise whereby the width and also of air-and yfor preserving the fresh and readily ignitable` Figure l 'is a side eleva-tional yviewy of aV .match-book packageof my invention,

Figure 2 is a bottomplan view thereof;

Figure 3 is an end view; and n Figurel 1s a rtransverse sectional view of the trayY and its contained match-books, the

Referring now'more i erence characters tothe drawing, which yillust'rates a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, A designates an open-top tray, kor containeri Iconstructed preferablyA of' relatively light-weighty cardboard 'or othersuitr` able material, the tray` A being of rectangular-oblong form, that is Vto sayfhaving rela-V tively greater length thany width, and Icornprisi'ng a bottom` wall 1 vhaving a plurality vist yor series of preferably 1 oblong transverse f apertures 2,opposed upstandingside walls' 3 having vtheir upperY edges preferablyr attractively' cut ior scalloped asshown, andV endwalls -lfpreferably risingfabove the general level of the/side walls 3. i B "designates l the match-books, each v of which comprisestlie booksmatches 5 secured small end kor strike-ilapj of the'book, the cover 6 being folded over the larger or headed cn'd vof its enclosedfmatches and yremovably retained withits free-endin'serted or tucked under thestrike-i'ap 7 in lthe usual vr'nanner.

The front or tucked flap of the cover '6 is c preferably ornamented orprovidd with'suitka'lolelindi'oia7 fas jat 8, and I m'aystate that, ,al-

rorfstapledtogether and-to the cover 6 atthe 5.0, Y*

though `not specilically indicated onthe pres'- cnt drawing,"preferably thecove'rs 6 are printed with kattractive `colorsorthe like. :The tray A hasa widthdimensionpreferably less than lthat of the respective booksB, andthejbooks B are arranged a longitudin'al series of rside-wise; adjacent tray-.transverse rows, asl, the books 2B' being'alternatc- Y ly upended for compactness yrand solasito bring thelarge-endsof the terminal books of eachv row thereof disposed above the sidelwallsfS for exposing the Orn'i'lrnentaly markings-` Softhe `front flap lthe cover'r at the l loo long sides of the tray A, the small ends of such terminal books B being disposed within the tray A for concealing the strikes 7 behind the tray-side-walls 3, the latter serving also most eliiciently for longitudinally aligning the rows 9 in the tray A.

The arrangement of the books B in the transverse rows 9 as described enables the use of a tray, as A, having its width less than that of a book B, whereby, as will be seen, relatively'few books B are in a. particular row 9, and hence a book A may be readily removed from the tray A without seriously7 disturbing the remainder of the matches in the row or in the tray. C' designates a wrapper, preferably of transparent material, as glassine, cellophane. or the like. Preferably, also, the wrapper C is of generally air and moisture-proof character and is applied to and then preferably sealed for enclosing the tray A and its contained books B, whereby the match-books are maintained in orderly arrangement in the tray and also preserved in a fresh, dry, and readily ignitable condition. Moreover, the tray A serves most conveniently for holding the books B inproper shape for handling the same as a unit during the wrapping operation.

In the use of my new match-book package, the books B, being coniined by the tray Ain packed relation in the wrapper C, may hence be most conveniently removed one at a time by simply removing successive portions of the wrapper C for exposing the also successive rows 9 of the books B.

And for dislodging the inside or central books B of the rows 9 thereof, the finger-apertures 2 in the bottom wall oi the tray A provide a means for pressing with the linger-tip upwardly upon a particular VYbook B suficiently, it may be said, even when the wrapper C envelops the tray, for shifting the sopressed book above its fellows, whereby such shifted bookmay be readily grasped for lifting the same from the tray.

It will thus be seen that my new package accomplishes the objects stated, and it will be also understood that changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the package may be made and substituted for n those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis,--

1. As an article of manufacture, the matchbook package herein described, the same comprising, in combination, an oblong rectangular tray comprising a bottom wall and opposed end and side walls upstanding from the bottom wall, and a plurality of matchbooks disposed inthetray in a series of sideprinciple of my height relatively wise abutting transverse rows, the books in each row being compactly alternately upended and the tray side walls engaging the outer books of the respective rows for longitudinally aligning the several rows in the package. l

2. As an article of manufacture, the matchbook package herein described, the same comprising, in combination, an oblong rectangular tray comprising a bottom wall and opposed end and side walls upstanding from the bottom wall, and a lplurality of match-books disposed in the tray in a series of sidewise abutting transverserows, the books in each row being compactly alternately upended and thetray side walls engaging `the outer books of theY respective rows forr longitudinally aligning the severa-l rows in the package, the side and end walls of the tray being of reduced height relatively to the height dimension of the books for visually exposing along the opposite long sides of the package a "portion of the outer face of the covers of the outer books of the respective rows.

As an article of manufacture, the matchbook package herein described, the same comprising, in combination, an'oblong rectangular tray comprising a bottom wall and opposed end and side walls upstanding from the bottom wall, a plurality of match-books disposed in the' tray in a series of sidewise abutting transverse rows, the books in each row being compa'etly alternately upended and the tray side walls'engaging the outer books of the respective rows for longitudinally aligning the several rows in the' package, the side and end' walls of the tray being of reduced to the height dimension of the booksffor visually exposing along the opposite long sides of the package a portion of the outer face of the covers of the outer books ofthe respective rows, and a wrapper of transparent material tightly enveloping and engaging the tray and said series of match-books for retaining the same in their said relation.

In testimony whereof, I have name to this specification.

ADOLPH H. ROSENBERG.

signed my 

